Examples of landmass in a Sentence
the islands of Ireland and Great Britain were once part of the Eurasian landmass
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Planet operates a fleet of around 150 satellites that photograph most of Earth's landmasses on a daily basis.
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s equivalent to about half the landmass of the entire United States.
—Kristen Monsell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Moscow stands at the center of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe’s landmass, 11 time zones and about 145 million people—some 13 million of whom live in the capital.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Tohoku encompasses a fifth of Japan’s landmass, so there's plenty of room to roam.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
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Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
That’s equivalent to about half the landmass of the entire United States.
—Kristen Monsell, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2026
Moscow stands at the center of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe’s landmass, 11 time zones and about 145 million people—some 13 million of whom live in the capital.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Tohoku encompasses a fifth of Japan’s landmass, so there's plenty of room to roam.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Landmass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landmass. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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landmass
noun
land·mass
-ˌmas 
: a large area of land
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